Russell Peters is back on stage ...

Meanwhile in the press room ...

"I really am a huge fans of all the boys in that category." She said of her fellow nominees Gord Bamford, Dallas Smith, Chad Brownlee and Aaron Pritchett.

by Haydn Watters4/3/2017 12:02:37 AM

Coming up next?

Rumour has it, the prime minister is introducing Feist's tribute to Leonard Cohen. Let's see what happens. We should be coming out of the commercial break shortly.

by Haydn Watters4/3/2017 12:04:50 AM

Brampton's very own

Alessia Cara wins best pop album.

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by Justin Li4/3/2017 12:05:29 AM

Trudeau introduces Cohen tribute

Bryan Adams introduced the prime minister and his wife Sophie as the "hottest couple in world politics."

Trudeau doesn't address the title, instead sharing his memories of Cohen, who was an honourary pallbearer at his dad's funeral. He said Cohen was not a "big hugger."

by Haydn Watters4/3/2017 12:11:30 AM

Feist finishes ...

... and gets the rare clap of approval in the press room. It doesn't happen very often.

by Haydn Watters4/3/2017 12:15:43 AM

Double duty

Along with hosting, Bryan Adams also performed.

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by Justin Li4/3/2017 12:19:48 AM

Here's a photo of the Arkells performing

They sang about meeting Drake's dad in the U.S. Drake is not in the stadium tonight and neither is his dad.

Blair Gable/Reuters

by Justin Li4/3/2017 12:21:05 AM

Alessia Cara and Zedd have taken the stage

They are performing their tune Stay. You can listen to it below if you aren't watching the show right now and are just following along here ... how nice of you!

by Haydn Watters4/3/2017 12:27:00 AM

Group of the Year

... is being presented right now. Here are the nominees. Of the five, four have won it before, says presenter Sam Roberts.

Billy Talent

The Tragically Hip

Arkells

Tegan and Sara

The Strumbellas

And the winner is the Tragically Hip.

by Haydn Watters4/3/2017 12:32:30 AM

A legend looks on

Feist performs a tribute to Leonard Cohen.

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by Justin Li4/3/2017 12:40:47 AM

Billy Talent is performing right now ...

But here's an earlier photo of Trudeau and his wife Sophie introducing a segment on Leonard Cohen.

Blair Gable/Reuters

by Justin Li4/3/2017 12:46:20 AM

Marianas Trench is in the press room

The band's Josh Ramsay is talking about their music.

"When you have an album that's all built around singles, it's too much sugar in the cake. It's too sweet."

by Haydn Watters4/3/2017 12:51:51 AM

Album of the Year

... is being presented. The nominees are:

StarboyThe Weeknd

IlluminateShawn Mendes

You Want It DarkerLeonard Cohen

ViewsDrake

Encore un SoirCéline Dion

And the winner is Leonard Cohen's You Want It Dark. Adam Cohen is on stage accepting on behalf of his dad.

by Haydn Watters4/3/2017 12:53:12 AM

Peters and Adams are on stage closing out the show

Sarah McLachlan is singing with Whitehorse to close the show. But something tells me there are going to be special guests joing them.

by Haydn Watters4/3/2017 1:01:06 AM

Adam Cohen is in the press room

He accepted Album of the Year on behalf of his dad. He also weighed in on Feist's tribute to his dad.

"It takes a certain amount of courage to do something as stripped down as she did."

by Haydn Watters4/3/2017 1:04:38 AM

And that's a wrap on the show

It closes with a star-studded bang: Bryan Adams, Sarah McLachlan, Alessia Cara, Whitehorse, Max Kerman of the Arkells, Simon Ward from the Strumbellas and a bunch of others I probably couldn't see singing this ditty...

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by Haydn Watters4/3/2017 1:12:36 AM

A moving moment

Presenters watch as a video of Gord Downie is played after he won songwriter of the year.

Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press

by Justin Li4/3/2017 1:13:09 AM

The show is over but we're still hanging back here in the press room

There are a few more guests coming through. We'll keep the blog going until they stop coming so you can hear what they have to say about their wins/performances/presentation abilities.

Yes, that's right. In addition to winners, we are getting performers and presenters.

by Haydn Watters4/3/2017 1:18:52 AM

Sarah McLachlan has made her way to the press room ...

... shoeless and toting her "first" glass of wine, nonetheless. And she deserves it. She was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame tonight and performed not once, but twice.

"I play for the joy and the love of it ... my iPhone is full of ideas."

She is spilling her wine a little as she uses her hands to gesture while she is talking.

by Haydn Watters4/3/2017 1:26:53 AM

'I love the idea that I am a Canadian ambassador'

And with that, Sarah McLachlan leaves the stage. Shame! I wanted to ask her if she knew Bill Clinton was such a fan. She was the first person in her tribute video while she was getting inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.

by Haydn Watters4/3/2017 1:34:23 AM

The stars just keep coming

Alessia Cara is here now. She won pop album of the year tonight. She said she wants to work with Ed Sheeran and Frank Ocean. She also weighed in on her songwriting process ... she said sometimes she wakes up in the middle of the night and sings into her phone when she has a song idea.

by Haydn Watters4/3/2017 1:36:38 AM

Cara collaborated on Summer of '69, which closed out the show

She said she wasn't even a fetus when the song came out. Fact check: that's true. Cara is 20 years old. Summer of '69 came out in 1984.

by Haydn Watters4/3/2017 1:42:02 AM

The Strumbellas have weighed in on their fashion choices

They said they never coordinate and don't really care if it clashes or not.

by Haydn Watters4/3/2017 1:49:40 AM

And that's it for me

Thanks for following along folks. There are no more guests headed to the press room. I can see there's still a loyal pack of you still reading. We'll have some more coverage online tonight as well as reports on radio and television.